Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Stephanie Hendrick, Jayme Martell and Patrick Schmid were three of 26 professional awarded the BCBSND Caring Foundation scholarships.
FARGO – The Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) Caring Foundation has awarded scholarships to 26 health profession students attending North Dakota colleges, universities or technical colleges.
The BCBSND Caring Foundation believes in bettering the health and well-being of North Dakotans and one way it fulfills this is by investing in the education of tomorrow's health care professionals through the Health Profession Scholarship Program. This is the third year the BCBSND Caring Foundation has offered this scholarship to North Dakota students.
Three students from the local area have each received a $2,500 health profession scholarship for the 2019-20 school year: Stephanie (Tollefson) Hendricks, Jayme (Perleberg) Martell and Patrick Schmid.
Stephanie Hendricks, a 2005 graduate of New Rockford High School, is the daughter of Tim and Dori Tollefson. She lives in Horace, N.D. and is enrolled at North Dakota State University.
Jayme Martell, daughter of Brian and Jeanette Perleberg, graduated from New Rockford-Sheyenne High School in 2010. She lives in Wishek, N.D. and attends the University of Mary.
Patrick Schmid is a New Rockford, N.D. native who currently lives in Devils Lake and is enrolled at the University of North Dakota studying social work.
Established in 1989, the BCBSND Caring Foundation (www.BCBSND.com/Caring-Foundation) is a private 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Through giving and investing, the Caring Foundation focuses on key health issues that help improve the health and well-being of North Dakotans and their communities. Caring Foundation staff work with grantees to support nonprofit sustainability, collaborate on shared outcomes and create lasting change.
